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seen it certainly from governor romney over the weekend campaigning in the military heavy state of virginia and certainly in the senate race in that state, george allen using it against him. it does ignore the fact that republicans including governor romney's running mate voted for the deal. they didn't want the sequester to go into effect. they wanted the -- you know cut some deal that would prevent the cuts, but like you said, they voted for it. there was an agreement between the two parties. for them to use this right now does raise questions about the original vote. >> jonathan martin, thank you very much for our politico briefing today. mitt romney defends not talking about afghanistan at the convention while in the war zone the taliban makes a new threat. plus, talks are under way to get chicago teachers back to work. we've got the very latest from chicago. send me your thoughts on facebook and twitte twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning you
seen it certainly from governor romney over the weekend campaigning in the military heavy state of virginia and certainly in the senate race in that state, george allen using it against him. it does ignore the fact that republicans including governor romney's running mate voted for the deal. they didn't want the sequester to go into effect. they wanted the -- you know cut some deal that would prevent the cuts, but like you said, they voted for it. there was an agreement between the two parties....
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do you think the republicans are worried about a gender gap in virginia? look at faces surrounding romney at today's rally there. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. u.s. diplomatic outposts are on alert as anti-american protests continue from egypt, libya, now to yemen. nbc chief foreign correspondent live in cairo watching developments. you're joining us by phone. talk about what happens happening in cairo and the fact that mohamed morsi belatedly seemed to have spoken against the protests but he seems to be walking a tightrope. >> reporter: belatedly and half heartedly, you could say, he condemned the violence in libya but did it with a caveat saying, yes, but we also oppose any insulting of religion and we think that this is something that should be denounced and that action should be taken against it. he was trying to talk to president obama and trying to assuage some of the fears but also address his own people and give the protests on the street a degree of credibility. his party is calling for more demonstrations tomorrow. when yo
do you think the republicans are worried about a gender gap in virginia? look at faces surrounding romney at today's rally there. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. u.s. diplomatic outposts are on alert as anti-american protests continue from egypt, libya, now to yemen. nbc chief foreign correspondent live in cairo watching developments. you're joining us by phone. talk about what happens happening in cairo and the fact that mohamed morsi belatedly seemed to have...
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he's basically just needs, you know, if he gets at this point virginia, you throw that in there, he's leading and demographically seems to be leading then one state short. >> a small state, new hampshire. >> i've talked to democratic pollsters who say demographically impossible to win nevada, there is a ceiling there because of hispanic turnout. >> there is a large mormon population in nevada and the housing market has been, romney has struggled, by the way, a negative ad that the obama campaign put out on spanish language television talks about sonya sotomayor, a woman speaking in spanish, saying i was offended finding out mitt romney was against putting sonya sotomayor on the supreme court. >> i would add we've talked about ohio, chuck and i talked about this on and off air, don't underestimate the symbolic importance of ohio to the romney campaign. no republican has been elected to the white house without winning ohio. they cannot walk away -- >> they'll never walk away. >> i know there are these rumors that rove and -- >> that is crazy if they did that, they would doom romney's ca
he's basically just needs, you know, if he gets at this point virginia, you throw that in there, he's leading and demographically seems to be leading then one state short. >> a small state, new hampshire. >> i've talked to democratic pollsters who say demographically impossible to win nevada, there is a ceiling there because of hispanic turnout. >> there is a large mormon population in nevada and the housing market has been, romney has struggled, by the way, a negative ad that...
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obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling we had done with nbc/"wall street journal"/marist a week ago, showed the same numbers. we'll have new polls tonight at 6:30 on some other key states in iowa, wisconsin, and colorado. and those are going to be states that we're going to be interested to see just where is this race moving, or is it moving at all? and the fact is, i mean, they really are looking at these numbers. they know what's happening here. and they -- that's why you're seeing a bus tour that they're trying to roll out and some of the other things. this -- these three states, with florida, virginia, and ohio, more than half of all money spend in campaign advertising has come from just those three states. >> remarkable. >> more than $300 million spent between the outside groups and the campaigns, you know, so of the 620 million or so. so these are the key states, if you're going to look at any three, they are the ones to watch. >> follow the money, the famous
obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling we had done with nbc/"wall street journal"/marist a week ago, showed the same numbers. we'll have new polls tonight at 6:30 on some other key states in iowa, wisconsin, and colorado. and those are going to be states that we're going to be interested to see just where is this race moving, or is it moving at all? and the fact is, i mean,...
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to get to 270 or past that number. >> and when -- susan, when we look at these new polls and look at virginia, ohio, and what mitt romney has to do in terms of holding on plus moving ahead, this is a very narrow, small needle to thread. >> that's right. as you see options fall away, if iowa is out of reach, it means he's got the path that we've seen some democratic candidates in the past have to do which is draw to an inside straight. you have to have everything in every other place fall in your direction and that's one reason i think we're going to see such a focus on florida where both president obama and mitt romney were campaigning yesterday. >> now, mitt romney tried to capitalize on what many believe was a misstep by the president at the univision moment. we talked, we showed that just now. romney attacked. susan, how important are these kinds of missteps by both candidates at this stage in the campaign some. >> well, we know that they can -- if they go to kind of a preexisting weakness they can have some power. that's what was so damaging i think for governor romney about his comment a
to get to 270 or past that number. >> and when -- susan, when we look at these new polls and look at virginia, ohio, and what mitt romney has to do in terms of holding on plus moving ahead, this is a very narrow, small needle to thread. >> that's right. as you see options fall away, if iowa is out of reach, it means he's got the path that we've seen some democratic candidates in the past have to do which is draw to an inside straight. you have to have everything in every other place...
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he will be in virginia beach, virginia. >> i was going to say, andrea, you know, ahmadinejad today, netanyahu tomorrow and president obama not. obviously spoke yesterday but not doing anything with netanyahu or anyone else. you know, i think everyone who pays attention to this stuff is paying attention to netanyahu relating to a nuclear iran, more sanctions and what role the u.s. should have. president obama we talked about this yesterday on the air. president obama in ohio today, in virginia tomorrow. this is focusing on the nuts and bolts of campaigning, winning those swing states and worrying about foreign policy for a later time. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> that does it for us. my colleague thomas roberts has a look at what's next. hi, thomas. >> hi. hi, everybody. we are following the swing state scramble. polls show the president with a clear lead in ohio. both come paining hard there one week before early voting begins there. >>> plus, egypt's new president makes the debut speech before the united nations as iran's president ahmadinejad delivers his final speech. former s
he will be in virginia beach, virginia. >> i was going to say, andrea, you know, ahmadinejad today, netanyahu tomorrow and president obama not. obviously spoke yesterday but not doing anything with netanyahu or anyone else. you know, i think everyone who pays attention to this stuff is paying attention to netanyahu relating to a nuclear iran, more sanctions and what role the u.s. should have. president obama we talked about this yesterday on the air. president obama in ohio today, in...
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monday on the show virginia governor bob mcdonald is speaking for mitt romney. follow the show online and on twitter. only a few days left to the details. craig melvin has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> with days to go until that first presidential debate, we have the results of new battleground state polls shoez president obama with big leads over mitt romney now. president clinton's former staff secretary will join me like. i'll talk to steve kornacki who said romney is not the one to blame for his campaign struggles. who is? the rnc cuts tieing with ale consulting firm over allegations of major voter fraud in florida. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with tay
monday on the show virginia governor bob mcdonald is speaking for mitt romney. follow the show online and on twitter. only a few days left to the details. craig melvin has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> with days to go until that first presidential debate, we have the results of new battleground state polls shoez president obama with big leads over mitt romney now. president clinton's former staff secretary will join me like. i'll talk to steve kornacki who said...
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. >> that was president obama in battleground virginia today, norfolk, virginia, about an hour ago getting the crowd excited for the first lady's speech this evening. but they didn't really have to build excitement. she is the star of the show. during an interview in colorado, the president gave himself an incomplete grade on handling the situation he inherited as commander in chief. the obama campaign is hoping for a better grade from undecided voters. joining me now, chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and "washington post" national political correspondent, karen tumulty. we're going to slow jam the news. >> i really do love this. this has always been my dream. >> a number of us were at a briefing this morning, a bloomberg briefing with the top command from the obama campaign. what is their response to the whole question of his giving himself an incomplete on his handling of the economy? >> well, they basically say that what they're going to do is make the point that first of all, that people are going to be a lot worse off, they're going to argue,
. >> that was president obama in battleground virginia today, norfolk, virginia, about an hour ago getting the crowd excited for the first lady's speech this evening. but they didn't really have to build excitement. she is the star of the show. during an interview in colorado, the president gave himself an incomplete grade on handling the situation he inherited as commander in chief. the obama campaign is hoping for a better grade from undecided voters. joining me now, chris cillizza,...
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so, for example, i'm really interested in diversifying the economies in eastern kentucky and west virginia and stopping the obscene practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. people of appalachian deserve jobs and preserve the appalachian mountains and not blow them to smithereens. gender equality cuts across all issues, whether education empowerment, land tenure, access to agricultural inputs and, of course, sexual exploitation which is a massive modern scorge. so i'm going to listen to what people have to say and should i keep operating in the space i'm in, or should i, you know, take the show to washington? i don't know. i don't know. >> one of the things that has happened in this recent weeks and months in this campaign is that there's a lack of enthusiasm among young women, suburban moms, who are not as energized as they were four years ago and other young people as well. how do you speak to that? >> it's all to me about personal narrative and that's what was so exceptional and breathtaking about the first lady's speech. three generations of her family's story which absolutely in th
so, for example, i'm really interested in diversifying the economies in eastern kentucky and west virginia and stopping the obscene practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. people of appalachian deserve jobs and preserve the appalachian mountains and not blow them to smithereens. gender equality cuts across all issues, whether education empowerment, land tenure, access to agricultural inputs and, of course, sexual exploitation which is a massive modern scorge. so i'm going to listen to what...
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after campaigning yesterday in virginia, romney and his campaign had to find a flight home when the campaign plane was grounded due to technical problems. right now my story of the week, what the president didn't say in charlotte. this was, i think, my favorite moment in the president's speech on thursday night. >> my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet because climate change is not a hoax. more droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. they are a threat to our children's future, and in this election you can do something about it. >> a-fricking-men i say. climate change was only invoked at the rnc as a laugh line and hardly mentioned at the dnc save for three references. so it meant a lot to hear it from the president's own lips. but there's also something distressing in that line, something that haunted me and the entire democratic convention. it was this part. >> and in this election, you can do something about it. >> and in this election, you can do something about it. after the spectacle of dysfunction and obstruction over the last two yea
after campaigning yesterday in virginia, romney and his campaign had to find a flight home when the campaign plane was grounded due to technical problems. right now my story of the week, what the president didn't say in charlotte. this was, i think, my favorite moment in the president's speech on thursday night. >> my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet because climate change is not a hoax. more droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke....
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. >> crisscrossing the nation from connecticut to california, west virginia to washington state. he's the person the white house dispatches to the key states for 2012. ohio, florida, colorado, to bring out the crowds and ask sales resistant voters to give the democrats a chance. >> if you say right from the get-go president obama is a closet socialist who wants to extend the reach of government across the length and breadth of the land and choke off free enterprise and small business and individual initiative and therefore i got a big -- it may work in the short run but in the end the country loses. >> i have lived long enough to be able to say this. forget about politics. whenever you make an important decision in your life when you're mad there is an 8 o% chance you will make a mistake and you will get exactly what you do not want. >> let's talk about that phenomenon in american life since you left office and it's gotten worse, much worse, of this fiery negativity. >> hum. i don't know how it could get much worse than newt gingrich, tom delay, and kenneth starr. i think that pa
. >> crisscrossing the nation from connecticut to california, west virginia to washington state. he's the person the white house dispatches to the key states for 2012. ohio, florida, colorado, to bring out the crowds and ask sales resistant voters to give the democrats a chance. >> if you say right from the get-go president obama is a closet socialist who wants to extend the reach of government across the length and breadth of the land and choke off free enterprise and small...
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if barack obama cannot ignite those people in northern virginia, he's going to lose virginia. if he loses virginia, he could well lose the election. that's the sort of on the ground reality. mark warner was concerned and hopes that things will develop over the next few weeks and i've got to say that speech by michelle tonight, i thought especially to remind people of what they liked about barack obama to begin with is important in ending what really still is an enthusiasm gap. you hear an undertone here despite the cheers of concern about the ground game. >> it's an important reminder of why we're hearing so many of these speeches, even the lighthearted ones turn to, this is why we have to work, this is why we have to volunteer and turn it into something. >> exactly. >> howard, thank you. one thing that we have not aired tonight which we have not talked about is the speech that brought the house down, the reaction to this was a little bit over the top even. ohio governor ted strickland minced no words about mitt romney. we'll have some clips coming up. it was the opposite spee
if barack obama cannot ignite those people in northern virginia, he's going to lose virginia. if he loses virginia, he could well lose the election. that's the sort of on the ground reality. mark warner was concerned and hopes that things will develop over the next few weeks and i've got to say that speech by michelle tonight, i thought especially to remind people of what they liked about barack obama to begin with is important in ending what really still is an enthusiasm gap. you hear an...
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>> i think clearly, virginia, obviously key. we win ohio, virginia, i feel very good about the 270 electoral votes. but he is very popular in florida. obviously, here, they love him in north carolina. for me, i would do a florida and ohio and a virginia, i think, are very important. >> all right. thank you very much. rachel, right back at you. >> thank you, chuck, i appreciate it. c-span just put out a graphic about the various lengths of different bill clinton speeches at democratic conventions. the longest one was '96. second longest one was 1992. third longest one was tonight. but he was close in 2000. he went 40 minutes in 2000. 48 minutes tonight. the substance of what president clinton was talking about tonight was, he was going after the republican critique of president obama. but then he really did a broad-based critique of republican economic policies, contrasting it with his own. his own record. president clinton reminding the world that his administration raised taxes, grew the economy, balanced the budget and made a
>> i think clearly, virginia, obviously key. we win ohio, virginia, i feel very good about the 270 electoral votes. but he is very popular in florida. obviously, here, they love him in north carolina. for me, i would do a florida and ohio and a virginia, i think, are very important. >> all right. thank you very much. rachel, right back at you. >> thank you, chuck, i appreciate it. c-span just put out a graphic about the various lengths of different bill clinton speeches at...
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right where we are, and 75% in virginia. the oither five battleground states we deal with have a split where the white vote is november 75%. but if i show you what this means if the president just overperforms among non-white voters in states with a low population of white voters, look how quickly he gets to 270. that's nevada, that's virginia, that's north carolina, and that's florida. all of the other states with smaller my norty populations he could lose and be sitting with 300 electoral votes. just a reminder of why they're spending so much time talking to hispanics, trying to fire occupy hispanic voters. >> you don't have to pay attention to states where everything is absolutely preordained. it's the thistates where thingse on the bubble. there's a short video playing on the issue of women's health, which is part affwhat we have been talking about, the way the democrats are focusing on women voters. let's dip into the tail end of that. it's going to be fallollowed by planned parenthood supporter. >> i don't think your b
right where we are, and 75% in virginia. the oither five battleground states we deal with have a split where the white vote is november 75%. but if i show you what this means if the president just overperforms among non-white voters in states with a low population of white voters, look how quickly he gets to 270. that's nevada, that's virginia, that's north carolina, and that's florida. all of the other states with smaller my norty populations he could lose and be sitting with 300 electoral...
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in virginia, virginia, more than 19,000 jobs. in north carolina, 25,000 jobs! in wisconsin, wisconsin, 28,000 jobs! in pennsylvania, 34,000 jobs! in florida, 35,000 jobs! in ohio, 150,000 jobs! and in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good-paying, american jobs! >> former michigan governor, jennifer granholm, bri moments the dnc. we're going live now to the podium, where montana governor brian schweitzer has just stepped up to the mic. >> -- iraq and afghanistan. spend a week in a war zone with a guy, and you really get to know him. we traded stories about our early years. he i his as a missionary and france and mine as a soil scientist in saudi arabia. we talked about family, business, religion, energy, war, and peace, and the future of america. and i'll tell you this. mitt's a good man. a good family man, and a loyal american. but -- and you knew there was a "but," -- he brought the wrong agenda to massachusetts and he is the wrong guy to be president of the united states. now, governor mitt romney saddled massachusetts taxpayers with an additional $2.6 bi
in virginia, virginia, more than 19,000 jobs. in north carolina, 25,000 jobs! in wisconsin, wisconsin, 28,000 jobs! in pennsylvania, 34,000 jobs! in florida, 35,000 jobs! in ohio, 150,000 jobs! and in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good-paying, american jobs! >> former michigan governor, jennifer granholm, bri moments the dnc. we're going live now to the podium, where montana governor brian schweitzer has just stepped up to the mic. >> -- iraq and afghanistan. spend a week in...
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george allen, neck in neck in virginia. these are pros who are trying to keep alive politically and want real separation as they say in the nfl from this guy, romney. what's going on? >> you know, romney's taking all these hits in the last four weeks from his miserable trip to london, to clint eastwood and not mentioning the troops in afghanistan, the disaster with the libyan statement. of course, the video that i made public earlier this week. and the thing is, if he had a real good overarching strategic plan and message that the conservative republican, heats here and members of the -- republican elites here and members of the senate could see, discern, i think people would be more willing to stand by him. he doesn't have a strong message. every day he's changing strat y strategy, more michael jordan, an outsider, insider. obama says black, i'm going to say white today. the campaign is bouncing around like a ping pong ball, being buffeted by winds. without a strong rudder, you move back and forth. i think that's what pegg
george allen, neck in neck in virginia. these are pros who are trying to keep alive politically and want real separation as they say in the nfl from this guy, romney. what's going on? >> you know, romney's taking all these hits in the last four weeks from his miserable trip to london, to clint eastwood and not mentioning the troops in afghanistan, the disaster with the libyan statement. of course, the video that i made public earlier this week. and the thing is, if he had a real good...
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. >> congressman rand, you live in northern virginia, you represent that area. what are people saying about romney? do they get this complication here that he's sort of hiding behind, i'm not telling what you i'm going to do? >> i hope they understand it. i hope they watch shows like yours, chris, but the problem is they're being besieged with these 15 to 30-second ads, and, of course, they also avoid specifics. that's what we're into. we're into all these promises, these vague generalities. we only have ourselves to blame if we let them get away with it. i'm hoping in the debates they will be nailed down, that they have to get specific. because, you know, neither party has really come to grips with what you'd have to do to really reduce the deficit, but you can't reduce revenue by another $5 trillion, increase spending by another $2 trillion, and then not touch the big tax expenditures. for example, you could say $1 trillion over a decade if you eliminate mortgage interest deductions. you could save $1 trillion if you eliminated investment income. that would ap
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fact that what barack obama did for the auto industry wasn't just michigan, it was ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, so many other states benefited where our manufacturers manufacture component parts. >> okay. great. that's so important. thank you, governor ed rendell, thank you doug brinkley. good luck with the book. "cronkite." >>> coming up, you listen very carefully and the sound you hear is the republican gnashing of teeth. they think mitt romney is losing what they consider a winnable election. maybe it would help if romney would stop debating with himself about health care reform. does he want to get rid of it, keep it, keep some of it, have it paid for, not paid for? romney answers it all kinds of above. in fact, he mentions all of the above sometimes. >>> also, when you have trouble winning over white working voters, white working class voters, who are you going to call? the big dog. bill clinton takes the flight to florida today. and on this anniversary of september 11th, we learn that the bush administration may have ignored far more evidence than we knew that al qaeda wa
fact that what barack obama did for the auto industry wasn't just michigan, it was ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, so many other states benefited where our manufacturers manufacture component parts. >> okay. great. that's so important. thank you, governor ed rendell, thank you doug brinkley. good luck with the book. "cronkite." >>> coming up, you listen very carefully and the sound you hear is the republican gnashing of teeth. they think mitt romney is...
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number four, norfolk, virginia, number three, richmond, virginia. and second place is des moines. the top tv advertising market in the presidential campaign, columbus, ohio. we'll be right back. >>> we are back. sarah palin's at it again over the top and out of her depth, apparently. she used last night's attack on the u.s. embassies in libya and egypt as a chance to make juvenile attacks on president obama. there was this post on facebook around mitd dnight. we already know that president obama likes to speak softly to our enemies. if he doesn't have a big stick, maybe it's time for him to grow one. with us is joan walsh, salt lon on's editor at large and ron reagan, also an msnbc political analyst. i'm going to hold off from he will commenting on that one because i've never really heard a politician talk like that and i really have nothing to say, out of decency. but you might, joan, because you are wildly gutsy. >> yes, she has -- >> what goes on here? >> dr. freud to the white courtesy telephone, that's all i can say, chris. why she's talking about the president growing a big
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number four, norfolk, virginia, number three, richmond, virginia. and second place is des moines. the top tv advertising market in the presidential campaign, columbus, ohio. we'll be right back. so you brushed with colgate total and you didn't. let's compare. germ party! eww! now the colgate total mouth. nice! [ female announcer ] colgate total fights 90% more plaque germs. i'm in. [ female announcer ] colgate total. less germs. healthier mouth. [ female announcer ] colgate total. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's al
number four, norfolk, virginia, number three, richmond, virginia. and second place is des moines. the top tv advertising market in the presidential campaign, columbus, ohio. we'll be right back. so you brushed with colgate total and you didn't. let's compare. germ party! eww! now the colgate total mouth. nice! [ female announcer ] colgate total fights 90% more plaque germs. i'm in. [ female announcer ] colgate total. less germs. healthier mouth. [ female announcer ] colgate total. i i had pain...
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we showed you how president obama is leading in florida, ohio, virginia. and one more state to add, new hampshire. shows the president with a five point lead in mitt romney's adopted home state. key state with small electorate vote. 45-40 for the president. we will be right back. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me know. [ female announcer ] wells
we showed you how president obama is leading in florida, ohio, virginia. and one more state to add, new hampshire. shows the president with a five point lead in mitt romney's adopted home state. key state with small electorate vote. 45-40 for the president. we will be right back. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university,...
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in virginia, president obama leads mitt romney by 5% among likely voters. a good sign. that's essentially the same margin the president had in that poll a month ago. now to michigan where a new poll has the president up 46%/44%. that's too close for comfort. that's a state he needs. that poll has consistently been close to other polls in michigan. finally to pennsylvania which looks more like safe ground for obama. a new poll from the philadelphia enquirer shows the president with an 11-point lead. heard about that today. 50%/39%. tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern we will have the brand new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll complete with the big presidential match-up. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] it seems like every company has a facebook page these days. but where's the relationship status? well, esurance is now in a relationship...with allstate. and it looks pretty serious. esurance. click or call. >>> welcome back to "hardball." he's been running for president for five years now, but today the romney campaign is signaling a midcourse correction in messaging
in virginia, president obama leads mitt romney by 5% among likely voters. a good sign. that's essentially the same margin the president had in that poll a month ago. now to michigan where a new poll has the president up 46%/44%. that's too close for comfort. that's a state he needs. that poll has consistently been close to other polls in michigan. finally to pennsylvania which looks more like safe ground for obama. a new poll from the philadelphia enquirer shows the president with an 11-point...
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in virginia, president obama leads mitt romney by 5% among likely voters. a good sign. that's essentially the same margin the president had in that poll a month ago. now to michigan where a new poll has the president up 46%/44%. that's too close for comfort. that's a state he needs. that poll has consistently been close to other polls in michigan. finally to pennsylvania which looks more like safe ground for obama. a new poll from the philadelphia enquirer shows the president with an 11-point lead. heard about that today. 50%/39%. tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern we will have the brand new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll complete with the big presidential match-up. we'll be right back. ...is only . ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and prov
in virginia, president obama leads mitt romney by 5% among likely voters. a good sign. that's essentially the same margin the president had in that poll a month ago. now to michigan where a new poll has the president up 46%/44%. that's too close for comfort. that's a state he needs. that poll has consistently been close to other polls in michigan. finally to pennsylvania which looks more like safe ground for obama. a new poll from the philadelphia enquirer shows the president with an 11-point...
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condescending and it was also contemptuous and it cost him in the pennsylvania primary, in the west virginia primary, in a lot of primaries with white working class voters but when he made the comment, if you look at the whole quote, he says this is the way these people are, but that doesn't mean i'm not going to go campaign for their votes. he says there's some people like that who are going to be less amenable to my appeal than they would otherwise be, but i got to still go in there and fight for the votes, stand in front of them and ask them for their vote. that's exactly the opposite of what romney was saying. romney is saying these people aren't going to like me so i'm going to forget about them. >> the weekly standard, a conservative, wrote romney's comments were stupid and air gaptd arrogant. in new york times, david brooks, a really smart guy wrote, as a description of america today, romney's comments is a country club fantasy. it's what self-satisfied millionaires say to each other. it reinforces every negative view people have about romney. now, the headline of that column was "thu
condescending and it was also contemptuous and it cost him in the pennsylvania primary, in the west virginia primary, in a lot of primaries with white working class voters but when he made the comment, if you look at the whole quote, he says this is the way these people are, but that doesn't mean i'm not going to go campaign for their votes. he says there's some people like that who are going to be less amenable to my appeal than they would otherwise be, but i got to still go in there and fight...
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we start in virginia where a new "washington post" poll shows president obama with an eight-point lead over mitt romney. 52% to 44%. wow. now to massachusetts where elizabeth warren is enjoying a bounce from the democratic national convention. according to a new poll, she's up by four over senator scott brown. that's the third poll this week that shows warren in the lead. warren spoke on the final night of the democratic convention just before president obama. we'll be right back. nce ameriprl was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." so who are that 47% of people mitt romney says he'll never convince they they should, quote, take personal responsibility and care for their lives. columnist david brooks asked the same question and wonders is it the iraq war vete
we start in virginia where a new "washington post" poll shows president obama with an eight-point lead over mitt romney. 52% to 44%. wow. now to massachusetts where elizabeth warren is enjoying a bounce from the democratic national convention. according to a new poll, she's up by four over senator scott brown. that's the third poll this week that shows warren in the lead. warren spoke on the final night of the democratic convention just before president obama. we'll be right back. nce...
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first to virginia where a new york times/cbs/quinnipiac poll finds president obama with a four-point lead over mitt romney. about the same there, 50/46. in wisconsin, same poll shows the president leading by six, 51/45. that's important given paul ryan is on the ticket. and in colorado, obama with a small lead. always tricky now that state. why is colorado tricky? 47/48. that close. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the floodgates have opened. criticism of the romney campaign by his fellow republicans is growing louder and fiercer since romney's caught-on-tape comments on that 47% came to light monday. here was republican strategist mark mckinnon this morning. >> what we're seeing is an increasing problem of him being able to connect with voters in a sense that he understands and shares their values and concerns. and that gap's widening. >> uber conservative charles krautheimer, who has defended romney in the past, ripped into his comments last night on fox. let's take a look. >> he said these are people who consider themselves victims. now, that's not a very smart thing to say. it's n
first to virginia where a new york times/cbs/quinnipiac poll finds president obama with a four-point lead over mitt romney. about the same there, 50/46. in wisconsin, same poll shows the president leading by six, 51/45. that's important given paul ryan is on the ticket. and in colorado, obama with a small lead. always tricky now that state. why is colorado tricky? 47/48. that close. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the floodgates have opened. criticism of the romney campaign...
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first to virginia where a new york times/cbs/quinnipiac poll finds president obama with a four-point lead over mitt romney. about the same there, 50/46. in wisconsin, same poll shows the president leading by six, 51/45. that's important given paul ryan is on the ticket. in colorado, obama with a small lead. tricky now that state. why is colorado tricky? 47/48. to pennsylvania with the new muhlen bechlt erg/morning call poll. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." the flood gates have opened. criticism of the romney campaign by his fellow republicans is growing louder and fiercer since romney's caught on tape comments on that 47% came to light monday. here was r
first to virginia where a new york times/cbs/quinnipiac poll finds president obama with a four-point lead over mitt romney. about the same there, 50/46. in wisconsin, same poll shows the president leading by six, 51/45. that's important given paul ryan is on the ticket. in colorado, obama with a small lead. tricky now that state. why is colorado tricky? 47/48. to pennsylvania with the new muhlen bechlt erg/morning call poll. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for...
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first to virginia where a new york times/cbs/quinnipiac poll finds president obama with a four-point lead over mitt romney. about the same there, 50/46. in wisconsin, same poll shows the president leading by six, 51/45. that's important given paul ryan is on the ticket. and in colorado, obama with a small lead. always tricky now that state. why is colorado tricky? 47/48. that close. [ ow ner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we can help. wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the floodgates have opened. criticism of the romney campaign by his fellow republicans is growing louder and fiercer since romney's caught-on-tape comments on that 47% came to light monday. here was republican strategist ma
first to virginia where a new york times/cbs/quinnipiac poll finds president obama with a four-point lead over mitt romney. about the same there, 50/46. in wisconsin, same poll shows the president leading by six, 51/45. that's important given paul ryan is on the ticket. and in colorado, obama with a small lead. always tricky now that state. why is colorado tricky? 47/48. that close. [ ow ner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have...
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and virginia obama is ahead by seven. alex, i'm stunned. i don't think these things will hold. i think this election is going to wobble -- between now and november. but you've got to wonder what romney is thinking. there's a lot of pressure from the right on him to fire stu stevens, i read in the "wall street journal" today. and the question is, will he buckle and basically eat it? fire his best guy under the pressure from the right. will he do something like that? >> well, anecdotally, we know mitt is a sticker, according to politico, not someone that let's his guys go oh, stays with them. i don't think that you'll see stu stevens out before november. but as john says, it's like an iceberg melting, cannibalizes on itself. it down ballot house and senate candidates are abandoning romney, that leads to a further shift putting distance between him. we know he had had a fund-raiser today, trying to reassure donors, look, i can still get this. if he starts losing support from his own party and from the money -- money donating base, he has a serious, serious problem in the next two
and virginia obama is ahead by seven. alex, i'm stunned. i don't think these things will hold. i think this election is going to wobble -- between now and november. but you've got to wonder what romney is thinking. there's a lot of pressure from the right on him to fire stu stevens, i read in the "wall street journal" today. and the question is, will he buckle and basically eat it? fire his best guy under the pressure from the right. will he do something like that? >> well,...
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as i said, former -- governor running for senate linda lingle and in virginia george allen. they have joined senator scott brown and dean hower and linda mcmahon all leaving the ship. the business news was last night mitt romney himself seemed to join the wobblers when he distanced him from his previous comments. >> first of all, this is a campaign about the 100%. over the last several years you have seen greater and greater divisiveness in this country. my campaign is about the 100% of america, an i'm concerned about them. i know i'm not going to get 100% of the vote and my campaign will focus on those people we think we can bring in to support me, but this is a campaign about helping people who need help. i have a record. i have demonstrated my capacity to help the 100%. >> who is this guy? you know, we saw the man behind the curtain down at boca raton. now at the univision, more diverse crowd of people, mainly minorities, he's acting like a different guy. why is mitt turning tail on everything he's been scripted to say for a couple years now? john heilemann? >> well, chri
as i said, former -- governor running for senate linda lingle and in virginia george allen. they have joined senator scott brown and dean hower and linda mcmahon all leaving the ship. the business news was last night mitt romney himself seemed to join the wobblers when he distanced him from his previous comments. >> first of all, this is a campaign about the 100%. over the last several years you have seen greater and greater divisiveness in this country. my campaign is about the 100% of...
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george allen, neck and neck in virginia. these people are real pros who are trying to keep alive politically, and they want some real separation, as they say in the nfl, from this guy romney. what's going on? >> romney's taking all these hits in the last four weeks from his miserable trip to london, to clint eastwood, and not mentioning the troops in afghanistan, the disaster with the libyan statement, and the video that i made public earlier this week. and the thing is, if he had a real good overarching strategic plan and message that the conservative republican elites here and members of the senate had any -- could see, could discern, i think people would be more willing to stand by him. he doesn't have a strong rudder. every day he changes strategy. he's going to be a little more moderate. he's going to be red meat. he's going to be an outsider. he's going to be an insider. obama says black, i'm going to say white today. the campaign is bouncing around like winds, and without a strong rudder, you move back and forth. that
george allen, neck and neck in virginia. these people are real pros who are trying to keep alive politically, and they want some real separation, as they say in the nfl, from this guy romney. what's going on? >> romney's taking all these hits in the last four weeks from his miserable trip to london, to clint eastwood, and not mentioning the troops in afghanistan, the disaster with the libyan statement, and the video that i made public earlier this week. and the thing is, if he had a real...
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bloomberg quotes a 40-year-old insurance agent from virginia, self-described libertarian on why she's going to vote for obama. now, this isn't cheerleading for obama by any means but explains romney's problem. if i have to choose between the two, i prefer barack obama over mitt. i think mitt romney is so out of touch. it's mostly a protest against him and the republican establishment. it's not that i think obama has done such a great job. here's an independent speaking. romney's high unfavorable numbers can be linked to awkward and cringe-inducing moments in debates and on the campaign trail. let's listen to some. >> rick, i'll tell you what, 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> we could raise taxes on people. that's not -- >> corporation! >> corporation! >> corporations are people, my friend. ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountains majesty ♪ above the fruited plain >> well, i don't know why he got into the fruited plain there, but de. the problem is not so much his singing voice, which is not worse or bet
bloomberg quotes a 40-year-old insurance agent from virginia, self-described libertarian on why she's going to vote for obama. now, this isn't cheerleading for obama by any means but explains romney's problem. if i have to choose between the two, i prefer barack obama over mitt. i think mitt romney is so out of touch. it's mostly a protest against him and the republican establishment. it's not that i think obama has done such a great job. here's an independent speaking. romney's high...
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in virginia, 13. other polls have shown president obama's advantage on medicare has grown significantly since ryan joined the ticket. so let's go back to this again, trying to figure this out. he bought into a guy who was known primarily for this voucher plan, getting rid of medicare as we know it. basically go to a doctor and the bills are paid by medicare. you can't beat a system like that, joy ann, i don't think on this planet earth and have something paid for when you go to do it. there's nothing like it. >> and -- >> why would anybody want to change it? nobody would want to change it. >> chris, i think what's worse than that is they tried to be too cute with it. they said they're not going to touch anybody over 55. people over 55 understand their children are future seniors. it's not they're going to be selfish and say as long as you don't touch my medicare, go ahead, turn it into a voucher. seniors don't like the idea of changing the program for their children and grandchildren. they want the pr
in virginia, 13. other polls have shown president obama's advantage on medicare has grown significantly since ryan joined the ticket. so let's go back to this again, trying to figure this out. he bought into a guy who was known primarily for this voucher plan, getting rid of medicare as we know it. basically go to a doctor and the bills are paid by medicare. you can't beat a system like that, joy ann, i don't think on this planet earth and have something paid for when you go to do it. there's...
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can get the white noncollege people from southwestern pennsylvania and if he can get the people in virginia who may be conservative for democrats, if he can bring them in and with the liberals and mainstream democrats, you have a winning ticket. if you think xlin ton can bring them in, people holding out right now on the president? >> i think he is going to make a powerful endorsement tonight and will be a great speech. but at the end of the day, i always think that the power of endorsements in campaigns, with very, very rare exceptions or overstated. the election at the end of the day is going to be between the president and governor romney and we will have the three debates between those two and that is going to be, in my view, the determination, you know, determinative factor in the race. >> okay. let's cut to the quick. it is a week before the election. these guys are 47-47. right now they are about 47-47. you got to get western pennsylvania. you are losing pennsylvania. it is too close to call. would you bring him in and travel around in an open car? would you have bill clinton stand s
can get the white noncollege people from southwestern pennsylvania and if he can get the people in virginia who may be conservative for democrats, if he can bring them in and with the liberals and mainstream democrats, you have a winning ticket. if you think xlin ton can bring them in, people holding out right now on the president? >> i think he is going to make a powerful endorsement tonight and will be a great speech. but at the end of the day, i always think that the power of...
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the president will be in colorado, mitt romney in virginia in about an hour. in a race that's been tomorrow natured by the economy and jobs, could these latest developments in the middle east and the response from the candidates sway that small slice of independent voters who will decide this election? let me bring in former senior adviser to rick santorum's campaign and south carolina democratic party chairman. gentlemen, good to see you. and let me play sound from both the president and mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan, from the campaign trail yesterday. let's look. >> i want to assure you we will bring their killers to justice. and we want to send the message all around the world to anybody who would do us harm, no acts of terror will dim the light of the values that we proudly shine on the rest of the world and no act of violence will shake the resolve of the united states of america. >> the administration sent mixed signals on those who attacked our embassy in egypt and mixed signals to the world. this administration's policies project weakness abroa
the president will be in colorado, mitt romney in virginia in about an hour. in a race that's been tomorrow natured by the economy and jobs, could these latest developments in the middle east and the response from the candidates sway that small slice of independent voters who will decide this election? let me bring in former senior adviser to rick santorum's campaign and south carolina democratic party chairman. gentlemen, good to see you. and let me play sound from both the president and mitt...
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he has quite a wide lead and high single digits in ohio and there you see virginia as well. but these polls also show that there are these key swing voters who haven't made up their mind and there are always voter soul could their minds be changed on what is going on abroad? what will determine this race eventually? >> it is going if be a close race and so many democrats and republicans have dug in to make up their minds and i said yesterday when i listened to the remarks coming from governor romney as a partisan democrat, if you lwill, i am so pleased that the incompetency would help the president get re-elected, but when i listen to how ridiculous the remarks get and romney's response to iran and libya, they are becoming a threat to the national security. we just cannot afford that kind of incompetency and afford for our friends and allies to believe that people that have this immature response to international disasters for us could possibly be president of the united states. i hope -- >> i want to make sure i understand, congressman. you believe that some of the comments
he has quite a wide lead and high single digits in ohio and there you see virginia as well. but these polls also show that there are these key swing voters who haven't made up their mind and there are always voter soul could their minds be changed on what is going on abroad? what will determine this race eventually? >> it is going if be a close race and so many democrats and republicans have dug in to make up their minds and i said yesterday when i listened to the remarks coming from...
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candidates in two of the most closely watched races duked it out last night in virginia and in massachusetts where senator scott brown and democrat elizabeth warren went at it over taxes. >> she's obsessed with raising taxes. i'm not going to raise taxes. i'm going protect the pocketbooks and wallets of everybody listening. if you want somebody who's going to spend your tax dollar, giving to professor warn, she'll spend them. >> he's madef it clear stands fr the top folks getting special deals. i'm throughout nor working families and small businesses. >> i'm joined by betsy myers. for the obama campaign and by republican strategist david winston, former senior adviser to the gingrich campaign. good to see you both. good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to be here. >> i thought of a lot of things about the debate last night. for one, elizabeth warren jumped on some of the same things championed by president obama including tax fairness. scott brown, interestingly, didn't mention mitt romney. what do you think of those strategies, david? >> well, i mean, look, i think the situation for scott
candidates in two of the most closely watched races duked it out last night in virginia and in massachusetts where senator scott brown and democrat elizabeth warren went at it over taxes. >> she's obsessed with raising taxes. i'm not going to raise taxes. i'm going protect the pocketbooks and wallets of everybody listening. if you want somebody who's going to spend your tax dollar, giving to professor warn, she'll spend them. >> he's madef it clear stands fr the top folks getting...
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if barack obama wins ohio and virginia, two states where he is now leading, your guy would have to win florida, north carolina, iowa, nevada, wisconsin, colorado, new hampshire. the realities of the map are tough. >> chris, you made an assumption that we're going to lose virginia and ohio. that is just not the case. ohio is in the margin of error. and if you look at a lot of these polls, they're overpolling democrats to push up the president's numbers. so you can say what you like, but there's no question winning campaigns have momentum and excitement underneath them. and that is what mitt romney's have. we are filling our halls, let me say, and it's a very exciting message, and it's one that's in the best interests of america, and the number one issue in the country is jobs, jobs, jobs, and we know the president of the united states has no clue how to put america back to work. and mitt romney knows exactly how to do it. >> i know you heard this, bay, but i want to play it for our viewers, what wisconsin everygor scott walker said yesterday. >> i want to see more passion. certainly in
if barack obama wins ohio and virginia, two states where he is now leading, your guy would have to win florida, north carolina, iowa, nevada, wisconsin, colorado, new hampshire. the realities of the map are tough. >> chris, you made an assumption that we're going to lose virginia and ohio. that is just not the case. ohio is in the margin of error. and if you look at a lot of these polls, they're overpolling democrats to push up the president's numbers. so you can say what you like, but...
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i think e has to win probably virginia and florida as well. and i tlink's a couple of keys right now to mitt romney. you know, we saw in the primary. they said after the primary you can hit reset like an etch a sketch and change where you're going. think they're a little bit at that point where they've got to get a little sharper message. i think number one, they've got to get to know mitt romney more personally, not just as a ceo, but what kind of person he's like. numb beer two, they even got to put ideas out there that they're running on to get people excited about where they're going in the country, not just be a professional critic of the president. >> one of the questions is whether or not he's playing it too safe. he's sitting back, letting the events lay out and he shouldn't get too complacent. when they say where is the audacity of barack obama, is it a fair question? >> well, i mean, it's not necessarily a fair question. i understand why people say it because when you won the first time, especially as the president did in 2008, the e
i think e has to win probably virginia and florida as well. and i tlink's a couple of keys right now to mitt romney. you know, we saw in the primary. they said after the primary you can hit reset like an etch a sketch and change where you're going. think they're a little bit at that point where they've got to get a little sharper message. i think number one, they've got to get to know mitt romney more personally, not just as a ceo, but what kind of person he's like. numb beer two, they even got...